#newme23 wk 4 post 7 Difficult at first… Easy after it’s not an internal battle but my typical routine Difficult for me has always been managing triggers that lead to using “food” or “drinks” as coping, stress relief, or quick fixes. Ex. I “need coffee” = I am gonna get a highly sugared dessert with some caffeine in it. Or I need “chocolate” = that giant piece of sugared cake is not the best choice I’m “starving” = I didn’t plan or stash the good for me high fat get me over this hump snacks so now I am justifying the crap I’m about to binge on. Having options in a social environment for food or drink helps curtail some of my missteps. Having ready to go, eat, grab and convenient options at home help curtail the “oops” or “didn’t have time” triggers for justifying bad choices. Having the right options makes the “I needed crunchy, sweet, chocolate, caffeine”etc… not a fumble but a win. Feeding the kids in the morning, snacks, lunch, snacks, dinner… is a mental exercise in will and grit for me. Not snacking with them. Not eating the high carb junk with them. Not finishing their plates. Not sneaking a taste of whatever they’re having. Switching them to higher fat, higher protein, higher nutrition makes it EASIER for me too. Case in point: 2yo and I had beef brisket for breakfast today. Then she had a little vanilla Greek yogurt. I passed on the yogurt because I was satiated. The transition in options and mentality takes time and effort at first. We are in two lifestyles at the house right now—low carb being the new, not engrained, not entrenched, not yet the majority. I guess that is the hardest part *pic of my butt my 2yo took while I was trying to assist 8yo with cyber school and not watch said 2yo…for posterity

Posted by barbie at 2023-01-28 19:34:55 UTC